LCARMtCHAFl 
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
WASHINGTON 25. D. C. 
February 21, 1961 
Dear Dr. Carmichael: 
With this I send you my draft of the narrative of the I960 
Sraithsonian-Bredin Expedition. It is my hope that it can be 
published in much the form that I have prepared it. Our previous 
itineraries, to my mind at least, seem to have been rather stereo- 
typed, and routine. I have tried to add a bit more of live interest 
to this one. 
The draft of the 1959 Smithsonian-Bredin Expedition has been 
over in the editorial offices for advice for some months now. It 
was suggested at the time that it be published in our Proceedings 
together with one or more of the reports on the scientific results 
of the Bredin expeditions. I think it a good idea and would like 
to see this done. I believe several of these reports are now 
in hand including a long-awaited account of the algae of the past 
expeditions by Dr. William Randolph Taylor of the University of 
Michigan. With the submission of this I960 narrative, I hope 
that publication of it, as well as the 1959 narrative together 
with the scientific reports on hand, will follow promptly. 
It would be keenly appreciated if you would urge - order, 
if you will - a number 1 priority on the Institution's publication 
calendar for these several manuscripts. Your kind offices in 
expediting them is herewith respectfully solicited. 
P. S. The choice of photographs to illustrate those narratives 
I would like to leave to the editor. We have a number of 'felides 1 ' 
from which he should select the most appropriate, or those that 
will reproduce to best advantage before we call upon the Museum 
photographic laboratory for prints. The manuscript has been read 
by Drs. Clarke and Rehder, both members of the I960 expedition, 
to whom I am indebted ftssSffl* for several suggestions and correc- 
tions. I hope it will be possible to get these narratives published 
before another year elapses. 
W. L. S. 
